AES AMERICAN ENGLISH SCHOOL
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A (Girl)
She lives next door and she’s always been really important in my life. When we were
little and my mum was working she used to look after us. She’d tell us stories about
her childhood. It was like listening to fairy stories, life was so different when she was
a child. In her kitchen she used to keep a special dish with sweets for us, and she
was always baking cakes and pies. Now she doesn’t bake so much. She’s started
eating more healthily in her old age, salads and vegetables and things. It’s funny how
she’s changed. She also goes to this special gym class for old people, it’s amazing. I
don’t see her so often now, but she’s always the same person however much her
lifestyle changes.
B (Boy)
He’s four years older than me and that seemed like a huge amount when we were
children. When we were at the same school we’d never talk to each other during
school hours. But now we’re older it’s a lot better, although I’ll always be the little
one, and that’s annoying sometimes. He’s taken me to rock concerts that I wouldn’t
have gone to otherwise and when he was at uni I went to stay with him sometimes.
That was really cool. It was great to see what real student life was like when I was
still at school. Now that he’s working he’s really busy, but we still hang out
sometimes. We go to football matches together because we both support our home
team. It’s always good to see him.
C (Girl)
We’ve known each other since we were five and we’ve always got on really well. Well,
apart from that time when we fell out because we both liked the same boy. But he
went off with Heather Jenkins, so we made friends again quite quickly! We both like
the same kind of music and going dancing at the weekend, and when we were
younger we went out on our bikes together. At school we’re good at different things.
I’m good at languages and Laura’s good at maths. That’s good though – it means
that we can help each other with our homework. Next year I’m probably going to
study in London and she’s going to Manchester, but I’m sure our relationship won’t
change.
D (Boy)
His family moved in just a few houses down from us when I was about ten, and I still
remember how excited I felt when I found out there was another boy on the street.
I’d been the only boy, you see. The others were all girls. We were good friends from
the beginning because we were into the same things: computers and football, mostly.
But we had quite a few of the same hobbies for a while. I remember making lots of
models of aeroplanes one year. Another year we took up fishing. We had all the
equipment and everything and we’d spend ages down by the river. I never go fishing
now. His family moved away a couple of years ago. We’re still friends on Facebook
but we don’t really have much contact.
E (Girl)
I can remember all the details of when we met. I was wearing a red dress and I’d
just had my hair cut. I can even remember what music was playing the first time I
saw him. I knew he was special from the beginning, and I was right. We’ve been
together ever since. Well, it’s only been eighteen months, and some people say that